Braidwood climate

Braidwood Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, 15.9 km from Braidwood

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 in over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Braidwood, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Record high
107°FAug 9, 1934
Record low
34°FAug 30, 1946
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.4
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 184°F65°F98°F 194547°F 194728%0%
Aug 284°F65°F100°F 193046°F 192028%0%
Aug 384°F65°F103°F 193045°F 191228%0%
Aug 484°F65°F104°F 191646°F 191228%0%
Aug 584°F65°F104°F 191847°F 191228%0%
Aug 683°F65°F102°F 191846°F 194828%0%
Aug 783°F64°F101°F 191848°F 194028%0%
Aug 883°F64°F101°F 191450°F 193628%0%
Aug 983°F64°F107°F 193447°F 192228%0%
Aug 1083°F64°F100°F 191647°F 192228%0%
Aug 1183°F64°F100°F 194148°F 196528%0%
Aug 1283°F64°F103°F 191842°F 196728%0%
Aug 1383°F64°F99°F 193645°F 196728%0%
Aug 1483°F64°F100°F 194442°F 196428%0%
Aug 1583°F64°F98°F 194444°F 196227%0%
Aug 1683°F64°F98°F 191346°F 196427%0%
Aug 1782°F63°F100°F 192249°F 192427%0%
Aug 1882°F63°F103°F 191641°F 196327%0%
Aug 1982°F63°F102°F 191646°F 193327%0%
Aug 2082°F63°F99°F 191642°F 195027%0%
Aug 2182°F63°F101°F 191644°F 195027%0%
Aug 2282°F63°F101°F 193645°F 192327%0%
Aug 2382°F63°F100°F 194746°F 195127%0%
Aug 2482°F62°F99°F 193643°F 194227%0%
Aug 2582°F62°F99°F 202342°F 192327%0%
Aug 2682°F62°F96°F 195341°F 196427%0%
Aug 2782°F62°F97°F 195545°F 191527%0%
Aug 2881°F62°F99°F 195541°F 193527%0%
Aug 2981°F61°F99°F 192539°F 196527%0%
Aug 3081°F61°F101°F 192534°F 194627%0%
Aug 3181°F61°F98°F 195338°F 191526%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Braidwood, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111420 (Channahon Dresden Isl Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00115825, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.